NEW DELHI: In a move that may spare majority of the coal- and lignite-based thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country from installing anti-pollution flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems, the environment ministry has issued a revised notification regarding Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) emission standards for such plants and introduced a new compliance framework based on categories…
A six-year-old boy died after allegedly being assaulted by his father inside a hotel room near Patna railway station, police said on Sunday. The child, identified as Sunny, had travelled to Patna with his parents and was staying at a hotel near the station. Police said a fight broke out between the couple on Saturday…
NEW DELHI: Prominent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam was among four distinguished individuals nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday, filling vacancies that had lingered for nearly a year. Nikam had made an unsuccessful bid for the Lok Sabha from Mumbai North Central in the 2024 elections as a BJP candidate, and his…
S Jaishankar, Dalai Lama, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left to right) NEW DELHI: The issue of the Dalai Lama’s succession is a thorn in China-India relations, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Sunday. The statement comes days before external affairs minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit China for the first…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday took a sharp dig at the Congress party by sharing a fiery scene from Doordarshan’s iconic 90s TV show Chanakya. The video shows a heated debate in the ancient council of Chandragupta Maurya on whether refugees should be granted shelter.He captioned the clip: “Seeing Congress party support…
NEW DELHI: Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Sunday expressed gratitude after being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, revealing a moment from his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nikam said PM Modi personally called him to share the news and asked, “Should I speak in Hindi or Marathi?” before switching to Marathi for the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday criticised the Modi government for exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing pollution control systems, calling the decision “dangerous” and based on “faulty premises.” The environment ministry’s new order, passed Friday, exempts 78–89% of thermal power plants from using flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems, which cut sulphur…
DEHRADUN: Swami Yatindranand Giri, a prominent spiritual leader from the Juna Akhara, has strongly endorsed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s recently launched Operation Kalanemi, calling it a courageous move aimed at protecting Sanatan Dharma from impostors and criminal elements misusing religious garb.Speaking to ANI, he called it a “courageous” step and suggested that it…
A video of Shiv Sena (UBT) workers slapping an auto driver in Virar over alleged ‘anti-Marathi’ remarks has gone viral. In Bihar, a BJP leader was shot dead days after a Patna businessman’s killing. The FBI in the US arrested eight Indian-origin men, including a BKI-linked fugitive, in a gang crackdown. In Mumbai, Christians protested…
NEW DELHI: Sneha Debnath, a 19-year-old student from Sabroom in South Tripura, has gone missing in New Delhi under mysterious circumstances, prompting swift intervention from the Tripura chief minister’s office and a multi-agency search operation led by Delhi Police and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).Final call at 5:56 am, plan to meet friend falls…